In India, a career in railways is the most desired. Indian railway is considered to be one of the biggest departments all over India. And the role of Senior Section Engineer (SSE) holds a lot of significance.

SSE which stands for Senior Section Engineer is a post of a supervisor in Civil Engineering department of railways. SSE will be normally headquartered in major stations. He will be in charge of a section of track stretching over a couple of stations. A person holding the Post of SSE will be responsible for maintenance, repairs, and attending to failures like rail fracture. He will also have few Junior Engineers (JE) working under him and also he will be given a large team of workers such as Trackman, Gang man, Khalasis, and Patrolman. A senior section engineer is also responsible for the safe running of trains depends on the level of maintenance of the track. He is also expected to conduct regular inspections, trolley inspections, and foot plate inspection.

Indian Railway Recruitment Board will conduct world’s biggest online examination in order to recruit nearly 2.5 lakh employee to increase the manpower of railway, where candidates from all categories will be given a chance. However, no official notification came from recruitment board’s side.

Earlier railways put a halt to the recruitment of many departments of railways for nearly two years. Due to which the employees of the railways came down heavily. And this reduction will be filled by employing 2.5 lakh employees by 2018.

RRB SSE Recruitment 2018 Details

According to sources, nearly 5,000 posts of section engineers are lying vacant in Indian Railways. Last application for the post of SSE (Senior Section Engineer) and JE (Junior Engineer) was invited in 2015, after that no notification released regarding recruitment in these mentioned post.

The recruitment process of Senior Section Engineer will be done by 21 Railway Recruitment Board.

Read below to know some important details about the same:

RRB SSE Recruitment 2018

Name of Recruiter

Indian Railways

Name of Recruitment Body

RRB (Railway Recruitment Board)

Name of Post

SSE (Senior Section Engineer)

No. Of Post

4528 (Expected)

Qualification

B. Tech

Age Limit

20 – 34 years

Mode of Application

Online

Eligibility Criteria Of RRB SSE

In order to apply for RRB SSE, candidates are required to check if they fulfill the eligibility criteria for the following post.

The Eligibility for the Section Engineer is as follows:

Nationality:- Candidates are required to be of Indian Nationals. The candidates are also required to submit their Aadhaar number in order to submit the application online. So in case you haven’t enrolled for Aadhaar card yet, then visit the nearest enrolment center for the same.

Age Limit:- The aspiring candidates for the job are required to be in age-limit between 20 – 34 years. And relaxation will be given as per the government norm.

Salary of SSE (Senior Section Engineer) Post

As per the sixth pay commission, a senior section engineer will get a pay of Rs. 36,000 and 45,000 rupees. In the sixth pay commission, the salary of the technical supervisor was kept in the table of PB – 2 and the pay scale of PB – 2 is Rs. 93,000 – 34,500.

And in the seventh pay commission, which is yet to be kept in PB – 3, where basic pay is 15,000. Hence, it can be considered that the salary of a Senior Section Engineer can be up to Rs. 84,000.

Application Fee For RRB SSE Application 2018

A candidate who belongs to SC / ST/ Ex-Servicemen / PWD / Women and also people who belong to the economically backward section are relieved from paying any examination fee.

However, candidates from general category and OBC candidates have required pay the examination fee which is Rs. 100. Application fee can be paid online through Debit cards / Credit Cards / Net Banking.

How To Apply For RRB SSE Recruitment 2018

For this post, candidates can apply through online modes only, which is a very easy and convenient method. Once the notification releases by the authority, the board will also issue an official notification to submit an online application. Follow the below-mentioned procedure for the same:

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